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(43) Date of publication: 16.03.2016 Bulletin 2016/11 (21) Application number: 14721769.9 (22) Date of filing: 01.05.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H02K 1/14(2006.01) H02K 15/02(2006.01) H02K 1/24(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2014/001169 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/180545 (13.11.2014 Gazette 2014/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 06.05.2013 EP 13002414 (71) Applicant: Tata Steel UK Ltd. London SW1P 4WY (GB)	(72) Inventors: CORKERY, Denis NL-1951 JZ Velsen-Noord (NL) WOODCOCK, Mike NL-1951 JZ Velsen-Nood (NL) (74) Representative: Blauw, Frans Gerard  Tata Steel Nederland Technology BV Group Intellectual Property Services - 3G.37 P.O. Box 10000 1970 CA IJmuiden 1970 CA IJmuiden (NL)